NAIOMT 720 : Clinical Reasoning in Differential Diagnosis

NAIOMT 720: Clinical reasoning in advanced differential diagnosis

“This advanced course will enhance the ability of the physical therapist to efficiently and accurately formulate musculoskeltal diagnoses, utilizing familiar clinical data collection method. The physical therapist will then be able to apply his/her advanced knowledge of anatomy and pathomechanics to the recognition of clustersÕ (patterns) in the clinical setting”. 21 hours.

NAIOMT 740: The thoracic region with manipulation

“This course will focus on the biomechanical examination, diagnosis and manual therapy interventions (including thrust techniques) for the thoracic, costal and sterno-clavicular joints. Currently available literature and evidence will be discussed”. 21 hours.

NAIOMT 800 Level IV: Advanced Spinal Techniques

“Integration of high acceleration, low amplitude thrust techniques to spinal, costal and pelvic joints within a progressive manual therapy treatment program.” *Please note that this course may only be taught in States that have no licensing restrictions on spinal manipulation. 42 – 63 hours.

For a more detailed description of these courses please visit the NAIOMT web site.

Special Interest Courses offered by Erl Pettman

The FUNCTIONAL SHOULDER GIRDLE

“Apart from a detailed description of the differential tissue assessment of the shoulder girdle, emphasis is placed on the role played by the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine in the generation of secondary shoulder girdle dysfunction”. 21 hours

CRANIO-VERTEBRAL JOINTS DYSFUNCTION

TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DYSFUNCTION

“A refreshingly different view of ‘TMJ dysfunction’ that any manual therapist can relate to. Includes an evidence based review of the risk of TMJ problems following an MVA”. 21 hours

An EVIDENCE BASED REVIEW of the BIOPHYSICS, ASSESSMENT and MANAGEMENT of WHIPLASH AFFECTED DISORDERS.

“Unlike many MVA courses the focus of this course includes a mathematical (physics) analysis of the forces involved in MVA, especially rear-end collisions, and a statistical analysis of poor prognostic indicators that will allow the manual therapist to more accurately predict treatment outcomes”. 21 hours

SURFACE ANATOMY and its use in the STUDY of APPLIED BIOMECHANICS for the MANUAL THERAPIST (*Under construction – contact Erl for projected completion date. This course is the pre-cursor for a book and DVD on the same subject).

“This course will utilise the unique palpation skills of the Orthopaedic Manual Therapist to analyse arthrokinetic and osteokinetic motion and rationalise biomechanical and pathomechanical hypotheses in the manual assessment and treatment of neuro-musculo-skeletal dysfunctions”. 21 hours